U15 AAA

Trevor Sprague will oversee both the Integrated and Female U18 AAA teams in Northern B.C. Sprague has been involved in hockey in the north for over 30 years and has spent the last 15 years working with teams in the BCEHL. He is entering his ninth season as the general manager of the Cariboo Cougars and fifth as the general manager of the Northern Capitals. Sprague coached in Prince George for over 20 years before moving to the management side of the game.   

During his coaching and management career Sprague has won two provincial titles with the Cariboo Cougars’ U18 AAA team. Sprague is also a key driver behind the annual BC Hockey Winter Classic event that is held in Northern B.C. each winter. 

Mirsad Mujcin is in his seventh-year coaching in the BCEHL. He believes that the BCEHL is beneficial to many young players in northern BC and has allowed them to play a higher caliber of hockey, while also allowing them to develop new friendships within the game they love.

Mujcin was born in Yellowknife, NT. During his playing days he was forced to move away to Edmonton to pursue playing AAA youth hockey. After his youth hockey days, he went on to play in the Western Hockey League and the ECHL. He is a certified collision repair technician and now is a shop manager with Craftsman Collision.

Troy Stordy is entering his third season in the BCEHL and his second season as general manager of the Thunderbirds program. Stordy has served as the vice president of Mission Minor Hockey Association since 2010, while also serving as the development director and a coach in the association since joining MMHA in 2010.

Stordy, who currently lives in Mission, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. Away from the rink Stordy currently works as a correctional program officer.

The 2024-25 season will mark the second season in the BCEHL and first as head coach for Bronson Sharp. Previously an assistant coach with the U18 AAA Fraser Valley Thunderbirds during the 2021-22 season, Sharp joins the U15 Thunderbirds as head coach for the upcoming season.

Sharp brings four seasons of Major Junior experience to Fraser Valley, playing with the Portland Winterhawks and Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League from 2015-2019. Sharp grew up in Mission and got his start in hockey with Mission MHA. He is a graduate of the University of Fraser Valley and currently owns his own hockey skills business where he works with players at the NHL, AHL, Collegiate, WHL and AAA levels.

Alain Wozney will oversee both the Greater Vancouver Canadians and the Fraser Valley Rush teams this season. Wozney is entering his 12th season working in the BCEHL and his 11th with the Fraser Valley Rush program, serving as the program’s general manager since the 2014-15 season. He will also take on the role of general manager with the Greater Vancouver Canadians program for his fourth season. He last oversaw the Canadians in this role during the 2013-14 season. Wozney has over 40 years of experience working and playing in the minor hockey system in B.C.  

Wozney played his minor hockey with Burnaby Winter Club before progressing to Junior A and playing with the Burnaby Bluehawks. He then attended the Memorial University of Newfoundland, studying Psychology and Humanities. He is now self-employed and works in hockey management.

Sinclair Kim is in his fifth season as a coach with the Greater Vancouver Canadians. Hockey has taken Kim all over the world, with stops in South Korea and most recently Sweden. He has worked with players from all levels from beginners to professionals. His passion is to help young players grow, both on-and-off the ice.

After growing up and playing hockey in the lower mainland, Kim continued his hockey playing journey all the way to the college level. His coaching career highlight is getting to coach in a different country and experiencing different hockey cultures.

Steve Smith is embarking on his third season as a general manager in the BCEHL. Smith also serves as the Executive Director of Kelowna Minor Hockey Association, a role he has held since 2017. Prior to this he was the Division Director for Kelowna Minor Hockey Association from 2010-17, and a coach in the association from 2008-17 as well.  

The Kelowna native has compiled over 17 years of experience working in minor hockey in Kelowna.

After serving as an assistant coach within the U15 and U17 Okanagan Rocket squads for the last three seasons, Tyler Parfeniuk assumes the head coaching role with the U15 AAA Okanagan Rockets program for the 2024-25 season.

A former player with the Rockets’ program from 2007-2009, he continued his playing career in the junior ranks, spending three seasons with the Nelson Leafs of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. Originally from Kelowna, Parfeniuk is a graduate of Okanagan College, where he earned a Bachelors of Business Administration. Away from the rink, Parfeniuk works as a litigated insurance adjuster.

The 2024-25 season marks the second season as general manager of the Thompson Blazers for Geoff Fuoco. With over 15 years of experience in hockey, Fuoco has held coaching positions at the minor hockey level with Sicamous Minor Hockey Association and Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Association. He also coached at the junior level with the Sicamous Eagles of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

Originally from Revelstoke, Fuoco currently resides in Kamloops, and serves as the arena manager for the Sicamous & District Recreation Centre. Fuoco has ran skills programs in Sicamous, Vernon and Kamloops over the past 12 years, and is a huge believer in skill development.

The 2024-25 season will mark the first season in the BCEHL for U15 Thompson Blazers Head Coach Kyle Allan. With over 16 years of coaching in the Kamloops area, Allan has spent time at the U13, U15 and U18 levels. He is a member of BC Hockey’s Coaching Program and serves as the Regional Evaluation Lead for the North Okanagan area.

Allan holds a Bachelor’s of Education/Physical Education from Thompson Rivers University, and a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Vancouver Island University. Away from the rink, Allan is a high school teacher.

Jamie Fiset is entering his seventh year in the BCEHL as general manager with the Valley West Giants and brings an additional eight years of experience working in minor hockey previously. He has been involved with BC Hockey’s Program of Excellence including as the head coach of Team BC at the 2016 WHL Cup.  

Fiset was a board member with Langley Minor Hockey Association from 2010-14. Away from the rink Fiset is a teacher, he completed his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia before earning his Master of Arts at Royal Roads University. 

Drago Adam steps behind the bench for the U15 AAA Valley West Giants in his first season in the BCEHL. Adam’s coaching career included a 15-year tenure with Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association, where he coached from the U13 to U21 levels, before moving to Burnaby MHA to coach at the U15 level, where he has been for the last two seasons.

The Vancouver native suited up in the Western Hockey League for three seasons between 1984 and 1987 with the Lethbridge Broncos and the New Westminster Bruins, before signing a contract with the New York Rangers and playing a season professionally with the Colorado Rangers of the International Hockey League.

After spending the 2023-24 season as assistant coach with the U17 Vancouver NE Chiefs, Roshen Jaswal takes the reins as head coach of the U15 Chiefs for the 2024-25 campaign. Working full-time in hockey skill development, Jaswal has been a coach in minor hockey for five seasons at the U13 and U15 levels, with Surrey Minor Hockey Association and in Northfield, Minnesota.

Over four seasons of junior hockey, Jaswal played with the PJHL’s Aldergrove Kodiaks, Grandview Steelers, along with stops in Ontario with the Fort Frances Lakers and the Kanata Lasers. Jaswal then attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he skated with the school’s hockey team, and obtained a degree in Kinesiology and Business Management. Jaswal played three seasons of professional hockey in the ECHL, Federal Prospects Hockey League, and the Southern Pacific Hockey League.

James Wall is set to lead the Vancouver North West Hawks as general manager in his inaugural BCEHL season. With 15 years in minor hockey, Wall's background includes a decade coaching and eight years as director of hockey with West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association, and four years as director of hockey operations for North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association

Originally from Maple Ridge, Wall played minor hockey with Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association and graduated from the University of Windsor with a BFA honours degree. Wall is a certified high-performance coach with credentials from BC Hockey and Hockey Canada.

After two seasons as an assistant coach with the U18 Vancouver North West Hawks, Reid Robertson enters his second season as head coach of the U15 squad. Outside of the BCEHL, Robertson has compiled eight years of coaching experience with West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association and North Vancouver Minor Hockey Association.

Robertson hails from Coquitlam and grew up playing for Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association. Robertson played five seasons of junior hockey from 2013-18 with the Grand Forks Bruins and the Creston Valley Thunder Cats of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, along with the Port Moody Panthers of the Pacific Junior Hockey League.